SUGGESTED
SUMMER READING
FROLIO MIDDLE SCHOOL
Here are some
suggestions for your reading arranged by category. You might want
to choose a title from this list as part of the
Summer Reading Olympics Program. Look
for other books by these authors, too. Authors
marked with an asterisk are Massachusetts English Language Arts
Curriculum
Framework authors. These titles are available in the Frolio Middle
School
Library or at the Abington Public Library.
Happy Reading!
ACROSS CULTURES
Alegria,
Malin
Estrella's Quinceanera
Alexie,
Sherman
Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
Alvarez,
Julia
Before
We Were Free, Finding Miracles
An, Na A
Step From Heaven
Choi,
Sook Nyul Echoes
of White Giraffe, Gathering of Pearls, Year of Impossible Goodbyes
Ellis,
Deborah The
Breadwinner, Parvana’s Journey
Ho, Minfong Clay
Marble, Rice Without Rain
Jaramillo, Ann
La Linea
Kadohata,
Cynthia Kira-Kira,
Weedflower, Cracker! The Best Dog in Vietnam
McCaughrean,
Geraldine The Kite Rider
Mosher,
Richard Zazoo
Napolo,
Donna Jo Bound
Park, Linda
Sue A
Single Shard
Paterson,
Katherine* The Master Puppeteer, Sign of the
Chrysanthemum
Resau,
Laura
Red Glass
Ryan, Pam
Munoz Esperanza
Rising, Becoming Naomi Leon
Staples,
Suzanne Shiva’s
Fire
Steinbeck,
John* The
Pearl
Watkins,
Yoko K* So
Far From the Bamboo Grove; My Brother, My Sister, and I
Whelan,
Gloria Homeless
Bird, Chu Ju’s House, Listening for Lions
Yep,
Laurence* Child
of the Owl, Dragonwings, Hiroshima, The Amah
ADVENTURE
Colfer, Eoin Artemis
Fowl books, The Wish List, Half Moon Investigations
Cooney,
Caroline B. Flight
#116 is Down, Face on the Milk Carton, Whatever Happened to Janie
Voice on the
Radio, What Janie Found, The Terrorist
George,
Jean* Julie
of the Wolves, and other Julie titles
Hobbs, Will The
Big Wander, The Maze, Downriver, River Thunder, and
others
Horowitz,
Anthony Stormbreaker, and other titles in Alex Rider series
Marsden,
John Tomorrow
When the War Began, and others in series
Napoli,
Donna Jo Three
Days, North
O’Brien,
Robert C. Z
is for Zachariah
Paulsen,
Gary* Hatchet,
The River, Brian’s Winter, all others
Smith,
Roland Sasquatch,
Zach’s Lie, The Last Lobo, Jaguar
Snicket,
Lemony The
Bad Beginning , and others in series
Stevenson,
Robert Louis* Treasure Island
Taylor,
Theodore* The
Cay, Timothy of the Cay, Sniper
CONTEMPORARY/REALISTIC
FICTION
Almond,
David Kit’s
Wilderness, Skellig, Secret Heart
Anderson,
Jodi Lynn Peaches
Bauer, Joan Hope
was Here, Rules of the Road, Best Foot Forward
Birdsall,
Jeanne The
Penderwicks
Blume,
Judy* Tiger
Eyes, Just As Long As We’re Together, Here’s To You Rachel Robinson
Bodett, Tom Norman
Tuttle on the Last Frontier
Brashares,
Ann Sisterhd
of Traveling Pants, and others in
series
Brooks,
Bruce Vanishing
Cabot, Meg The
Princess Diaries and sequels, All-American Girl
Clements,
Andrew Janitor’s
Boy, The Landry News, A Week in the Woods
Cormier,
Robert* The
Chocolate War, After the Chocolate War, Rag and Bone Shop
Creech,
Sharon Bloomability,
Chasing Redbird, Absolutely Normal Chaos, Heartbeat
Couloumbis,
Audry Getting
Near to Baby, Say Yes
Curtis,
Christopher Bud,
Not Buddy
Danziger,
Paula* P.
S. Longer Letter Later, Snail Mail No More
Flake,
Sharon The
Skin I’m In
Fox, Paula* One-Eyed
Cat
Friend,
Natasha
Perfect, Bounce
Gantos, Jack Joey
Pigza titles
Giff,
Patricia Reilly Pictures of Hollis
Woods, Willow Run, Maggie's Door, Water Street
Gutman, Dan The
Homework Machine
Hahn, Mary
Downing* Daphne’s Book, Following My Own Footsteps
Henkes,
Kevin Olive’s
Ocean
Hiaasen,
Carl Hoot,
Flush
Holt,
Kimberley W. My
Louisiana Sky, Dancing in Cadillac Light, others
Horvath,
Polly Everything
on a Waffle
Hughes,
Mark Peter I
Am the Wallpaper
Konigsburg,
E. L.* Silent
to Bone, View From Saturday, Outcasts of Schuyler Plac
Koss, Amy Goldman
Side Effects
Lord,
Cynthia Rules
Lowry, Lois The
Silent Boy, Gossamer
Martin, Ann Belle
Teal, A Corner of the Universe
McKay,
Hilary Indigo’s
Star, Permanent Rose, Saffy’s Angel
McKissack, Pat
A Friendship for Today
Murdock,
Catherine Dairy
Queen
Myers,
Walter Dean* Scorpions, Monster, The Beast
Naylor,
Phyllis Reynolds* Alice books; Shiloh, and sequels, Spy Among the
Girls, and others
Paterson,
Katherine* Jacob Have I Loved, Bridge to Terabithia
Patron,
Susan Higher
Power of Lucky
Perkins,
Lynne Rae Criss
Cross
Rennison,
Louise Angus,
Thongs, and Full-Frontal Snogging and other titles
Sachar,
Louis Holes,
Small Steps
Schmidt,
Gary Lizzie
Bright aned the Buckminster Boy
Sheldon,
Dyan Confessions
ofTeenage Drama Queen, Planet Janet, My Perfect Life
Spinelli,
Jerry Stargirl,
Wringer, Loser, Milkweed
Tolan,
Stephanie Surviving
the Applewhites
Van
Draanen, Wendelin Flipped
Voigt,
Cynthia* Homecoming,
Dicey’s Song, and others
Westerfeld,
Scott So
Yesterday
White, Ruth Belle
Prater’s Boy, Memories of Summer, Tadpole
Zindel,
Paul* Pigman,
A Begonia for Miss Appelbaum, Rats, Night of the Bat
FANTASY
AND SCIENCE FICTION
Atwater-Rhodes,
Amelia In the
Forests of the Night; Demon in My View, Shattered Mirror, others
Alexander,
Lloyd* Westmark,
and sequels; The Book of Three, and sequels
Billingsley,
Franny The
Folk Keeper
Clements,
Andrew Things
Not Seen
Cooper,
Susan* Dark
is Rising sequence, The Boggart
Corbett, Sue Twelve
Again
Creech, Sharon
Castle Corona
Delaney, Joseph
Curse of the Bane, Night
of the Soul Stealer, Revenge of the Witch
Duane, Diane So
You Want to Be a Wizard? and sequels
Farmer,
Nancy The
House of the Scorpion
Funke,
Cornelia Inkheart,
Dragon Rider
Gaiman, Neil Coraline
Haddix,
Margaret Peterson Turnabout, Among the Hidden, and sequels
Hale,
Shannon Goose
Girl, Enna Burning, Princess Academy
Jacques,
Brian Redwall
series
Jones,
Diana Wynne Dark
Lord of Derkholm, Year of the Griffin
LeGuin,
Ursula* The
Wizard of Earthsea and sequels
L’Engle,
Madeleine* A Wrinkle in Time, A Wind in the Door,
and others
Levine,
Ellen Ella
Enchanted, The Two Princesses of Bamarre, The Wish, Fairest
Lewis, C.
S.* Chronicles
of Narnia series
Lowry, Lois* Gathering
Blue, The Giver, Messenger, Gossamer
McKinley,
Robin* Beauty,
The Hero and the Crown, Rose Daughter, Spindle’s End
Meyer, Stephanie
Twilight series
Napoli,
Donna Jo Beast, The Magic Circle, Sirena,
Spinners, Zel, Crazy Jack
Nesbit, E. The
Enchanted Castle, Five Children and It
Nimmo, Jenny Midnight
for Charlie Bone, Charlie Bone and the Time Twister
Pattou,
Edith East
Pfeffer,
Susan Life
as We Knew It
Philbrick,
Rodman The
Last Book of the Universe, REM World
Pearce,
Philippa Tom’s
Midnight Garden
Pierce,
Meredith The
Darkangel, and others
Pierce,
Tamora Briar’s
Book, Daja’s Book, Alanna, Wild Magic, Emperor Mage,
In
the Hand of the Goddess, Woman Who Rides Like a Man, others
Pullman,
Philip The
Golden Compass, The Subtle Knife, The Amber Spyglass
Rowling, J.
K. Harry
Potter series
Schreiber, Ellen
Vampire Kisses series
Shan, Darren
Cirque du
Freak series
Skurzynski,
Gloria The
Clones, Virtual War, Choice
Sleator,
William The
Boy Who Reversed Himself, The Duplicate, Singularity, others
Stewart, Trenton Lee
The
Mysterious Benedict Society
Yolen, Jane* Briar
Rose, Sword of the Rightful King
Zindel, Paul Loch,
The Doom Stone, Raptor, Reef of Death, The Gadget HISTORICAL
FICTION
Alcott,
Louisa May* Little Women, and others
Anderson,
Laurie H. Fever 1793
Avi* Crispin,
The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle, The Fighting Ground, Midnight
Magic,
The Secret School,
Don’t You Know There’s a War On, Man Who Was Poe,
Traitor's Gate
Blackwood,
Gary Shakespeare
Stealer, Shakespeare’s Scribe
Choldenko,
Gennifer Al
Capone Does my Shirts
Chotjewitz,
David Daniel
Half Human
Crowe,
Chris Mississippi
Trial, 1955
Curtis, Christopher
Paul
Elijah of Buxton
Donnelly,
Jennifer A
Northern Light
Fox, Paula* The
Slave Dancer
Funke,
Cornelia The
Thief Lord
Hearn,
Julie
The Minister's Daughter
Hesse, Karen Out
of the Dust
Giff,
Patricia Reilly Lily’s Crossing, Nory
Ryan’s Song, Maggie’s Door
Greene,
Bette* Summer
of My German Soldier
Haddix, Margaret Peterson
Uprising
Holm,
Jennifer L. Boston
Jane, Our Only May Amelia
Larson,
Kirby Hattie
Big Sky
Lasky,
Kathryn* True
North
Lawrence,
Iain B
is for Buster
Magorian,
Michelle Good
Night, Mr. Tom, Back Home
Matas, Carol After
the War, In My Enemy’s House, Greater Than Angels, Garden
McGraw,
Eloise J. Golden
Goblet
Moses,
Shelia P. Legend
of Buddy Bush, Return of Buddy Bush
Murphy, Rita Black
Angels
Napoli,
Donna Jo Daughter
of Venice
O’Dell,
Scott* My
Name is Not Angelica, Island of the Blue Dolphins. Zia
Paulsen,
Gary* Soldier’s
Heart, Tucket’s Gold, Tucket’s Home, others
Peck,
Richard* Long Way From Chicago, Year Down Yonder, Fair Weather, others
Rinaldi, Ann The
Fifth of March, In My Father’s House, Break with Charity, others
Speare,
Elizabeth* The
Witch of Blackbird Pond
Wisler, G.
Clifton The
Red Cap, Mr. Lincoln’s Drummer
Yolen, Jane* The
Devil’s Arithmetic, Girl in a Cage
MYSTERY/SUSPENSE
Abrahams,
Peter Down
the Rabbit Hole,
Behind the Curtain
Alphin,
Elaine Marie Counterfeit Son
Anderson,
M. T. Game
of Sunken Places
Balliett,
Blue Chasing
Vermeer, The Wright 3
Bruchac,
Joseph Skeleton
Man
Bunting, Eve Blackwater,
Face at the Edge of the World, The Hideout
Cummings,
Prisilla Red
Kayak
Doyle,
Arthur Conan* Complete Sherlock Holmes
Duncan, Lois Don’t
Look Behind You, Killing Mr. Griffin, I Know What You Did
Last
Summer, Ransom, others
Ferguson, Alane
The Christopher
Killer, Angel of Death
Funke,
Cornelia Thief
Lord
Haddix, Margaret Peterson
Among the Hidden series
Hoffman,
Nina A
Stir of Bones
Lawrence,
Iain The
Wreckers, The Smugglers, The Cannibals, The Convicts, The Bucaneers
Naylor,
Phyllis Reynolds* The Fear Place, Ice
Nixon, Jean
Lowery The
Other Side of Dark, Séance, Candidate for Murder, others
Patterson,
James Maximum
Ride titles
Peck,
Richard* Are
You In the House Alone?
Pullman,
Philip Ruby
in the Smoke, Shadow in the North, Tiger in the Well
Raskin,
Ellen* The
Westing Game
Sorrells, Walter
Fake I. D., Club Dread
Springer,
Nancy Case
of the Missing Marquess, Case of the Left-Handed Lady
Van
Draanen, Wendelin Sammy Keyes and the Hotel Thief, and others
in series
Vande
Velde, Vivian Never Trust a Dead Man, Runaway
Wright,
Bette Ren Moonlight
Man
SPORTS
Averett,
Edward Rhyming
Season
Bloor,
Edward Tangerine
Brooks,
Bruce* The
Moves Make the Man, What Moves
Crutcher,
Chris* Athletic
Shorts, Ironman, Staying Fat For Sarah Byrnes
Deuker, Carl On
the Devil’s Court, Painting the Black, Night Hoops, Runner, High Heat
Dygard,
Thomas Backfield,
Package, Second Stringer, and others
Esckilsen,
Erik Offsides
Hoffius,
Stephen Winners
and Losers
Lupica, Mike Travel
Team, Heat, Summer Ball
Lynch, Chris Iceman
Ritter,
John H. Boy
Who Saved Baseball, Choosing Up Sides, Under the Baseball Moon
Soto, Gary* Taking
Sides
Tunis, John World
Series, Keystone Kids, and others
Voigt,
Cynthia* The
Runner
Weaver, Will Hard
Ball, Striking Out
Revised by Mrs. Pratt, Librarian,
Frolio Middle School,
Spring 2008
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